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Cortes S, Reynaga-Delgado E, Sancha A, Ferreccio C
Sci Total Environ . 2011 Oct; 410-411:96-101. PMID: 21978616
Boron is an essential trace element for plants and humans however it is still an open question what levels of boron are actually safe for humans. This study, conducted between...
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Bautista L, Casas J, Herrera V, Miranda J, Perel P, Pichardo R, et al.
Obes Rev . 2009 May; 10(3):364-70. PMID: 19438980
Current, high-quality data are needed to evaluate the health impact of the epidemic of obesity in Latin America. The Latin American Consortium of Studies of Obesity (LASO) has been established,...
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Herrera V, Casas J, Miranda J, Perel P, Pichardo R, Gonzalez A, et al.
Int J Obes (Lond) . 2009 Feb; 33(5):568-76. PMID: 19238159
Background: Cut points for defining obesity have been derived from mortality data among Whites from Europe and the United States and their accuracy to screen for high risk of coronary...
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Margozzini P, Rigotti A, Ferreccio C, Quezada N, Garrido M, Valdes G
Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis . 2009 Jan; 1(1):83-90. PMID: 19124397
We review some recent developments regarding the concept of cardiometabolic syndrome and its relation with hypertension and overall cardiovascular disease risk. We emphasize how this new clinical entity has helped...
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Clifford G, Gallus S, Herrero R, Munoz N, Snijders P, Vaccarella S, et al.
Lancet . 2005 Sep; 366(9490):991-8. PMID: 16168781
Background: The proportion of women infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) varies greatly across populations, as might the distribution of HPV types. We aimed to compare HPV-type distribution in representative samples...
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Ferreccio C, Gonzalez C, Milosavjlevic V, Marshall G, Sancha A, Smith A
Epidemiology . 2000 Oct; 11(6):673-9. PMID: 11055628
Cities in northern Chile had arsenic concentrations of 860 microg/liter in drinking water in the period 1958-1970. Concentrations have since been reduced to 40 microg/liter. We investigated the relation between...
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Browning S, Hertz-Picciotto I, Ferreccio C, Peralta C, Gibb H
Environ Health Perspect . 2000 Jul; 108(7):667-73. PMID: 10903622
Chronic arsenic exposure has been associated with a range of neurologic, vascular, dermatologic, and carcinogenic effects. However, limited research has been directed at the association of arsenic exposure and human...
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Levine M, Ferreccio C, Abrego P, Martin O, Ortiz E, Cryz S
Vaccine . 1999 Oct; 17 Suppl 2:S22-7. PMID: 10506405
Currently, two different formulations of Ty21a live oral typhoid vaccine are commercialized. The enteric-coated capsule formulation was licensed based on results of three years of follow-up of a randomized, placebo-controlled,...
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Ferreccio C, Gonzalez Psych C, Milosavjlevic Stat V, Marshall Gredis G, Sancha A
Cad Saude Publica . 1998 Nov; 14 Suppl 3:193-8. PMID: 9819479
In some Chilean cities, levels of arsenic (As) in drinking water reached 800 (micrograms/L between 1950 and 1970, while current levels are 40 (micrograms/L. To evaluate the causal role of...
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Biggs M, Haque R, Moore L, Smith A, Ferreccio C
Science . 1998 Aug; 281(5378):785. PMID: 9714681
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